The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-02-02
Montpelier and Vicinity.

l.. BART Cross has been made member
of the Burlington carnival ball committee"
f. w. MORSE is transferring his household
goods to his future place of residence on
Loomis street.
REV. j. f. UDALL of Berlin will exchange
pulpits with Rev. +. ID. Mason of the Bap-
tist church on Sunday next.
The mail train north Monday afternoon
was delayed five hours by an accident to a
freight train at East Granville.
THERE is to be a pie sociable at NJ,
Wright's hall, Wrightsville, next week
Wednesday evening, February O.
EVERY ONE is cordially invited to an
oyster supper to be given at Bethany chapel
by the ladies' society tomorrow evening
from five o'clock until seven.
THE clergymen of this village dined with
Rev. Mr.. Hncks on Tuesday of last week.
Several Congregational pastors from neigh
boring towns were also present.
THE third band assembly was more largely
attended than either of the others and
altogether the most enjoyable. The next
will take place next week Monday evening.
THE Apollo club will tender the use of
their rooms as headquarters for the men,
bers of the Owl club of st. Albans on the
occasion of their visit to Montpelier next
week
THERE will be special meeting of the
Woman's Relief Corps at the Grand Army
Hall Thursday evening, February 3, at eight
o'clock for the transaction of important
business.
THE ladies of Christ church will hold
musicale at Grand Army hall Wednesday
evening, February I'd. Ice-cream and cake
will be served at the close of the entertain
ment. All made welcome.
c. H. HEAToN, 3So, grand potentate, ac-
companied some two hundred mobiles of the
mystic shrine, Mecca Temple, on their
pilgrimage from New York to Washington,
ID. c., and Richmond, Va, last week.
HENRY GERo, aged about fourteen years,
suffered from a sudden attack of peritonits
while on the street yesterday noon. The
attack was attended with commissions and
the lad was taken to his home, where he is
dangerously i'll.
WILLIS CUMMINGS in attempting to cross
East State street in his sleigh last week
Wednesday evening, was run into by a
traverse, with disastrous results to both
sleigh and traverse and but slight injuries
to the occupants of either.
THERE was hearing in the case of Red
field as. Gleason before Judge Powers Tues
day Among the lawyers from out of town
were L. r. Hard, W. p Dillingham; and f.
f. Palmer, and j. p. Lamson was here
looking after the chancery case Of Holt rs.
Daniels
THE toboggan chute is in the best of con-
dition and has been improved by narrowing
the trough some inches and extending
it several rods further west on East Liberty
street. Toboggan suits are becoming very
numerous and the number of tObogganists
is increasing in due proportion.
THE second annual convocation of the
several Royal Arch Chapters in this district
will be held at Masonic hall, Waterbury,
Friday afternoon and evening, February II +,
on which occasion King Solomon Chapter
of Montpelier has been designated to work
the mark-master and past-master degrees.
On complaint signed by G. L. Roberts aud
Rev Z. p. Frost Officers Atherton, Tuttle,
Dudley and Clarke made a search yesterday
for Intoxicating liquors in the places kept
by c. b. Roberts, p G.. Dewey, j. A. Lock-
lin and G. w. Lockin. Four bottles of
stuff were found at Roberts, but moth
ing was obtained at any of the other
places.
MEMBERS of the Woman's Indian Asso-
citation of Montpelier will be glad to notice
that the petition lately sent to Washington
has been received in the senate and passed
over to the committee on Indian affairs.
| The bill provides for the allotment of lands
in severalty to Indians and to extend the
protection of the laws of the United States
over them
DATE, with full particulars, will be given
next week for the coming grand local en-
tertanment by home talent in Blanchard
Opera-house, under the auspices of the
Ladies' Library Guild. The Bonnycastle,"
a mirthful comedy, will be directed by Mr..
a. w. Ferrin, and the opera, "The Grim
son Scarf as already announced, will be
conducted by Mr.. i. w. Bancroft.
LETTERS uncaled for at the Montpelier
(Vt.) post-office January 20, 1887:
Nj. Miss Mary Mary slqSk Hh;noo 9sepR Pggelow'
Miss Mary Caifrey, i, +. Green,
Mrs. &, Frost, Geo. NJ Slade,
Miss Hattie Lupien, Geo. Slade,
Miss $. L. Starr, $. j. Webb.
Parties applying for any of the above must
say " advertised " and give the date.
GEORGE w. WING. Postmaster.
AT the last regular meeting of Thomas
Wildey Encampment, No. IL, /. o. o. f.,
District Deputy c. w. Guernsey installed
the following officers for the year ensuing
Chief patriarch, David l.. Sanders; high
priest, George Tromblee; senior warden, |.
o. Wales; scribe, G. o. Foster; treasurer,
ID. w. Dudley; first watch, A. T. Keith; ;
second watch, G. o. Foster; third watch, III.
W. Sowles; fourth watch, W. S, George; r.
G. T., j. j. Young; l.. G.. T., S. T. Noyes;
inside guard, James A. Erwin.
Hon w. Ii. II. BINGHAM has decided to
retire from the presidency of the Vermont
Mutual Fire Insurance Company, to which
position he has been repeatedly and unani-
mously chosen, and will devote.his time here
after to personal interests and the settlement
OF numerous estates of which he has the
charge. During his administration of its
affairs the company has been very prosper
| and his pOnnaption Wit 10 To- raI